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BR: When the Wind Blows (1986)

BR: When the Wind Blows (1986)

February 28, 2015 | By

After producing an animated version of Raymond Briggs’ beautiful, now-classic, all-ages Christmas weepie The Snowman (1982), John Coates set his sights on something more in tune with the more timely subject of nuclear war / utter annihilation…

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DVD: Snowman, The (1982)

DVD: Snowman, The (1982)

February 28, 2015 | By

Raymond Briggs’ classic Christmas tale of a boy’s ephemeral friendship with a snowman on Christmas Eve was first published in 1978, and was rendered into an Oscar-nominated short by director Dianne Jackson for Britain ‘s Channel 4…

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DVD: Threads (1984)

DVD: Threads (1984)

February 28, 2015 | By

Twenty eight years after its broadcast, this grimy, grainy, BBC production has yet to be eclipsed as one of the most grueling viewing experiences made for mainstream television…

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DVD: The War Game (1965) / Culloden (1964)

DVD: The War Game (1965) / Culloden (1964)

February 28, 2015 | By

Banned by the BBC for over 20 years, The War Game (1965) is an Oscar-winning, short documentary that remains one of the most potent anti-war, anti-nuclear films ever made, but to understand why Peter Watkins’ film was rejected and suppressed, one has to flip back and do a tally of all the horrible things that had occurred within a few years prior to its making: the erection of the Berlin Wall…

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The Ravages of Colonialism: Concerning Violence + Grande Hotel

The Ravages of Colonialism: Concerning Violence + Grande Hotel

February 24, 2015 | By

Review of Göran Olsson’s Concerning Violence (2014), which begins its run at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Friday February 27th.

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